mb1685 Posted April 21, 2017 Posted April 21, 2017 Just now, Edw26 said: Thanks. Never got that email. Did you get an email from one of the Recruiting & Retention NCOs confirming that your package was received? If not, you might want to follow up with them. If you did then I wonder if maybe they just made a mistake and didn't put you on the distribution list. I can PM you the info if you want.
JustHangingOut Posted April 21, 2017 Posted April 21, 2017 9 minutes ago, mb1685 said: Did you get an email from one of the Recruiting & Retention NCOs confirming that your package was received? If not, you might want to follow up with them. If you did then I wonder if maybe they just made a mistake and didn't put you on the distribution list. I can PM you the info if you want. I am in the same boat. I got the email on 1APR17 that my package was received, but did not received the email on the 18th
Edw26 Posted April 21, 2017 Posted April 21, 2017 19 minutes ago, mb1685 said: Did you get an email from one of the Recruiting & Retention NCOs confirming that your package was received? If not, you might want to follow up with them. If you did then I wonder if maybe they just made a mistake and didn't put you on the distribution list. I can PM you the info if you want. Yep, got the confirmation but not the email from the 18th. Thanks for the heads up.
JustHangingOut Posted April 21, 2017 Posted April 21, 2017 I got ahold of SD and the announcements are in the mail. Good luck everyone 2
Hopefulflyer389 Posted April 22, 2017 Posted April 22, 2017 3 hours ago, JustHangingOut said: I got ahold of SD and the announcements are in the mail. Good luck everyone Thank you and you as well. Did they say announcment for those who will be interviewed only or rejections will be in that batch also?
JustHangingOut Posted April 22, 2017 Posted April 22, 2017 8 hours ago, Hopefulflyer389 said: Thank you and you as well. Did they say announcment for those who will be interviewed only or rejections will be in that batch also? I did not ask that specifically but the way our conversation went, it was probably only the interviewees.
Hopefulflyer389 Posted April 22, 2017 Posted April 22, 2017 3 hours ago, JustHangingOut said: I did not ask that specifically but the way our conversation went, it was probably only the interviewees. It would make sense to only sent out letters to those selected. Thank you.
Hopefulflyer389 Posted April 22, 2017 Posted April 22, 2017 On 4/21/2017 at 9:16 AM, JustHangingOut said: Anyone hear from the NC, ND, DC, or VT Air Guard units? Negative to all.
Slick Posted April 23, 2017 Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, Hopefulflyer389 said: It would make sense to only sent out letters to those selected. Thank you. Last time I applied to them I got a rejection letter in the mail. Edited April 23, 2017 by Slick
Hopefulflyer389 Posted April 23, 2017 Posted April 23, 2017 51 minutes ago, Slick said: Last time I applied to them I got a rejection letter in the mail. Thank you and sorry to hear that.
Hopefulflyer389 Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) My letter from the 114 FW will be arriving today (good or bad). This is a little overzealous, but you can sign up for notifications by USPS for mail that will be arriving each day and it will send you a copy of the letters in your email. Very simple to sign up for. I posted the link and a copy of the image below. https://realmail.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action Edited April 24, 2017 by Hopefulflyer389 2
Sit On Acorns Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 DC is doing Round 1 of interviews via Skype yesterday and today. 10 minute video interview. ~10 of the ~20 people interviewed will go on to the in person interviews May 6. 3
Hopefulflyer389 Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Sit On Acorns said: DC is doing Round 1 of interviews via Skype yesterday and today. 10 minute video interview. ~10 of the ~20 people interviewed will go on to the in person interviews May 6. Email notifications sent out to those to be interviewed? Sorry for all of the questions. First time doing this.
Sit On Acorns Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, Hopefulflyer389 said: Email notifications sent out to those to be interviewed? Sorry for all of the questions. First time doing this. Yes. No worries! It's tough when most of us hear absolutely nothing back and we just have to pass around info we gather.
Hopefulflyer389 Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 23 minutes ago, Sit On Acorns said: Yes. No worries! It's tough when most of us hear absolutely nothing back and we just have to pass around info we gather. Thank you. Learning the ropes and will have to remember to pass on information as well.
Rycast Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 Just got off the phone with a Reserves recruiter. She told me point-blank that no Reserve fighter units are hiring (i.e., Hill AFB, UT or Homestead AFB, FL - both F-16). I'm guessing this means Elmendorf, AK (F-22's) and Carswell NAS/JRB, TX (F-16) are not as well. She did say if I wanted to fly Reserves, these are the units hurting for pilots: Westover AFB, MA (C-5's) Pittsburgh ARS, PA (C-130's) Dover AFB, DE (C-17's, C-5's) If this info is true, I guess ANG / AD is the only way to go if your heart is set on fighters? Obviously not a guarantee either way, but I'd like a chance. She encouraged me to send in letters to get interviews, but mentioned that the Reserves only hold boards in May and November, and that I would need to have interviewed with a unit and gotten sponsorship. She said that if a unit told me I would have to apply unsponsored, I should just forget about applying... and that even if a Reserve fighter unit had an opening, I shouldn't waste my time applying - because the slot would go to the son of a General or something. If any of this sounds fishy, please correct me / her.
VMFA187 Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 6 hours ago, Sit On Acorns said: DC is doing Round 1 of interviews via Skype yesterday and today. 10 minute video interview. ~10 of the ~20 people interviewed will go on to the in person interviews May 6. Did you conduct a Skype interview?
Rycast Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 Thanks for the info. I wondered why I wasn't seeing much in the way of Reserves discussion on this board. There don't seem to be many ANG opportunities in Virginia (where I currently live). I'm not sure how viable it would be for me to relocate to a state to be in an ANG unit. Do units offer any kind of help with that? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
Sit On Acorns Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 19 hours ago, VMFA187 said: Did you conduct a Skype interview? I did. We're supposed to find out tonight or tomorrow morning who made it to the in-person interviews. 1
tk1313 Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 17 hours ago, Rycast said: Thanks for the info. I wondered why I wasn't seeing much in the way of Reserves discussion on this board. There don't seem to be many ANG opportunities in Virginia (where I currently live). I'm not sure how viable it would be for me to relocate to a state to be in an ANG unit. Do units offer any kind of help with that? Sorry if this is a dumb question. It seems like you want location over mission/airframe. If that's true, I think you should put maximum effort into visiting the guard units around your location. If you're not having any success and you're running out of time, apply for the unsponsored board, fly your a$$ off, and put units close to you at the top of your list. Hopefully someone who has gone the unsponsored route will chime in.
Hopefulflyer389 Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, tk1313 said: It seems like you want location over mission/airframe. If that's true, I think you should put maximum effort into visiting the guard units around your location. If you're not having any success and you're running out of time, apply for the unsponsored board, fly your a$$ off, and put units close to you at the top of your list. Hopefully someone who has gone the unsponsored route will chime in. I have been informed that the unsponsored route isn't an option any more by the local recruiter. Did someone else tell you differently or is the recruiter I talked to just another not knowing type?
Edw26 Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, Hopefulflyer389 said: I have been informed that the unsponsored route isn't an option any more by the local recruiter. Did someone else tell you differently or is the recruiter I talked to just another not knowing type? Not true according to the recruiter I'm currently working with.
tk1313 Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 Just now, Hopefulflyer389 said: I have been informed that the unsponsored route isn't an option any more by the local recruiter. Did someone else tell you differently or is the recruiter I talked to just another not knowing type? A guy I know who got picked up very late last year to fly fighters for his reserve unit was describing the program to me. He basically said if you want to fly fighters it might not be the best route, but that out of the 2 or 3 guys he knows who have done it, each got picked up by a unit in their top 5 choices (non-fighters). I thought the unsponsored boards was a fairly new thing.
mb1685 Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 Just got an e-mail with an interview invite from the 101ARW (Bangor, ME). Looks like there will an interview session next weekend and then another one sometime after that for people with scheduling conflicts. 2
Disco_Nav963 Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 Coincidentally I just saw a PA story about the interesting place one guy on the unsponsored track wound up...
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